Dear members,
The NCRA/ANREC is conducting a by-election to fill two board seats that have become vacant. Member stations are encouraged to nominate a programmer, volunteer, board member or staff member. This seat is for a two-year board term, expiring at the 2027 AGM (Approximately 18 months).
In order to fulfill our bylaw requirements for representation, as laid out in our Leadership Representation Policy and our Elections bylaws, this by-election has two requirements:
- This by-election can fill 2 positions on the Board;
- We do not currently have representatives from the North (Northwest and Yukon Territories, and Nunavut) or Prairies (Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan) regions. Applicants from these regions are encouraged to apply, but all regions may apply.
We ask that all stations in good standing share this call for nominations with your station, staff, board and volunteers and consider the need for diverse representation for the sector.
Please contact secretary@ncra.ca if you have any questions about board duties or the election procedure, or if you have questions about the nomination form.
Voting procedures will be sent out to members after the candidates are announced.
Participation in the by-election as a candidate:
To participate as a candidate in this by-election, you must complete the online nomination form by 4pm ET, Friday November 14 (you will need a “Endorsement*). On November 17th, nominee details will be distributed by email to all NCRA/ANREC member stations, along with voting details. Members will have until November 21st to submit their vote and the elected representatives will be announced on November 26th.
*Note – Each candidate needs to be nominated by their station and must also be endorsed by the authorized Station Representative at their station as outlined in our Membership Agreement / Code of Conduct.
Please enter the contact information for each endorsement, and the Nominations Committee will reach out to them for verification.
*Only one person can be elected per station with the only exception being for the Indigenous Representative Director.
The current board is:
Arbie Fru, CHLY, Pacific, male (Vice President) (Term ends 2027)
Megan McCracken, CKDU, Atlantic, female (Secretary) (Term ends 2026)
Weadee Mombo, CJAM, Ontario, female (Equity Officer) (Term ends 2027)
Mark Kilfoil, CHSR, Atlantic, male (President) (Term ends 2027)
Adriel Smiley, CJTM, Ontario, male (HR Officer) (Term ends 2026)
Brandon Logan, CFMH, Atlantic, non-binary (Term ends 2026)
Rhea Rollman, CHRM, Atlantic, female (Term ends 2026)
Cory Whiteduck, CKWE, Quebec, male (Indigenous Representative) (Term ends 2027)
Diverse representation
NCRA/ANREC members serve an audience recognized as diverse in ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, age, and physical and mental ability, and the NCRA/ANREC board of directors must reflect this diversity. The NCRA/ANREC has implemented a Leadership Representation Policy – approved in 2022 to build on this work.
The NCRA/ANREC strongly encourages applications from women, non-binary individuals, BIPOC, and people with disabilities. We also recognize the underrepresentation of community stations at a board level. The current board disproportionally represents the campus sector.
The NCRA/ANREC recognizes its historic issues with discrimination and tokenism and is actively looking to improve itself as an organization and as a reflection of the diverse nature of c/c radio. Following our ‘They Don’t Come To Us’ report about systemic racism in our sector, we’ve committed to addressing this and are actively working on solutions. Diversity at a governance level is vital to the development of a healthier and more representative association.
No station can have more than one representative on the NCRA/ANREC Board, with the exception of the Indigenous seat. Therefore, any NCRA member station not represented already is encouraged to put forward a candidate in this by-election.
Best Regards,
NCRA/ANREC Nominations Committee
